marlanareads 's review for:

5.0

I’ve never been a huge fan of Disney’s Mulan, but I am a huge fan of Asian culture and folklore.

Grace Lin does a wonderful job incorporating both into this novel and remains true to Disney’s Mulan while also painting her in a more relatable light.

I was hesitant to pick this up, but I’m glad now I did. The writing is marvelous. This is definitely one of my favorites of 2021 so far.